Denaya DaileyTitle: Adjunct InstructorDegrees: M.F.A., Mills College, B.F.A., UCLATeaching Experience: Since 2006Career Highlight: Leading the Yoga Alliance 200 Hour Teacher Training Program at CSM and Practicing at local yoga sanctuaries while traveling through Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand.Hobbies: Dance, yoga, Pilates. Challenging students to reach for new heights while finding their personal voice.Quote: "The rhythm of the body, the melody of the mind, and the harmony of the soul create the symphony of life." – B. K. S. Iyengar Teaching Style: Denaya, RYT-500, leads a Vinyasa Flow yoga class - moving fluidly from one asana (pose) to the next. Students are encouraged to challenge themselves by testing their edge while simultaneously listening to what their bodies need. Denaya's graceful flow is anatomically mindful with a playful spirit. Her blend of elegance, openness, and motivation will leave you feeling stress-free, body-aware, and invigorated.

Sarah BoltonTitle: Adjunct InstructorDegrees: M.F.A., Mills College, B.F.A., Long Beach State University, A.A. Cabrillo CollegeTeaching Experience: Since 2001Career Highlight: Fall 2010 Residency with Suar Agung in Bali, IndonesiaHobbies: Dance, Pilates, yoga, Balinese arts & culture, fitness, art, travel, nature, volunteerism, disability awarenessQuote: "Yoga is possible for anybody who really wants it. Yoga is universal." -Sri Krishna Pattabhi JoisTeaching Style:Sarah teaches hatha yoga (the physical practice of yoga), blending balance, strength, flexibility and power in a fitness format. She teaches in a practical, user-friendly style, which is doable at any fitness level. Classes begin with breathing (Pranayama) followed by flowing movement (Vinyasa) to build up heat in the body, then poses (Asanas) are held for longer periods of time to build more strength, flexibility, and stamina. Classes close with a practice of relaxation and mindfulness (Dhyana).

Molly LynchTitle: Dance/Kinesiology FacultyDegrees: M.A., London Contemporary Dance School, B.A., Umass AmherstTeaching Experience: Since 2008Career Highlight: Seeing students stand a little taller at the end of each semesterHobbies: Dance, yoga, pilates, traveling, attempting arts and crafts, trying to learn the guitar.Quote: "Repetition is not repetition, ...the same action makes you feel something completely different by the end." – Pina Bausch

Lisa Suguitan MelnickTitle: Adjunct InstructorDegrees: M.A, English, San Francisco State University; B.A., Liberal Studies: Humanities/Foreign Language, San Francisco State University; Lifetime Community College CredentialTeaching Experience: Since 1978Career Highlights: Taught in the Summer Bridge program at SFSU's Educational Opportunity ProgramHobbies: Playing Afro-Cuban music (drum/song), creative writing and serving as an instructor-consultant in brain education systems training (yogo/tai-chi based)Quote: "The way to 'make yourself happy' is to be happy. The formula thus goes in the direction of be-do-have. We begin by being in whatever state we wish to attain." – Ilchi Lee